The Better Than Cash Alliance is a partnership of governments, companies, and international organizations that accelerates the transition from cash to digital payments in order to help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
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When a family member first told Mary that she could use her mobile phone to store her money, she felt that she had finally found a safe place to keep the earnings from her vegetable sales….
10 recommendations from civil society to unlock the impact of fintech in merchant digitization and further India’s progress on achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
The International Fund for Agricultural Development joins Better Than Cash Alliance to bring financial inclusion to rural communities
Two case studies from the Better Than Cash Alliance present innovations from Colombia’s digital payments ecosystem
On 19 August 2015, the Reserve Bank of India approved licenses for eleven institutions to set up payment banks. The purpose was to have these banks further financial inclusion by providing s…
Director-General says joining the Better Than Cash Alliance is part of stimulating more innovation and financial inclusion for smallholders
This blog post was originally published in the Huffington Post…
In Addis Ababa, the vibrant Ethiopian capital, lies a busy Somali community market where Bisharo runs a small shop.
Making cash history: How digital payments can help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals
Scaling digitization of payments for small and micro merchants by convening key stakeholders to co-create solutions.
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Senegal has just announced a new partnership to accelerate the country’s transition from cash to digital payments, improving local governance and service delivery for its citizens.
This is the first in a series of articles on the achievements of several Better Than Cash Alliance members…
In wealthy countries, most people conduct their financial activity in digital form; money and value is stored virtually and transferred instantaneously with a touch of a button.
Building an inclusive financial ecosystem is critical to accelerating the shift away from cash in Colombia and Latin America…
India’s Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) joins the UN-based Better Than Cash Alliance
At ACDI/VOCA we see firsthand how technological innovations are revolutionizing approaches to global economic development. This is particularly true for electronic payments. Around 2.5 billi…
Re-posted from the “Beyond the Transaction” Mastercard blog
Beneficiaries received electronic transfers via mobile savings accounts
Government of India joins the United Nations’ Better Than Cash Alliance to share success stories from the world’s largest financial inclusion programme…